Eddie Muller on TCM really talked "Johnny O'Clock" up for being both dripping in noir conventions and impossibly hard to follow. I didn't actually find either of those things to be true. It's a solid film for noir fans, but there a bazillion other noirs that I've both liked more and thought had more atmosphere.
I do like Dick Powell and Evelyn Keyes a lot, though, so the film has both of those actors going for it.
Grade: B.
I do like Dick Powell and Evelyn Keyes a lot, though, so the film has both of those actors going for it.
Grade: B.